Crossroads Bible Church, Team Holland 2006 Official Blog Site
Dates of our trip: July 12--July 30, 2006.
The team has been assembled and preparing since January, 2006.
Departing Flight Information July 12: British Air Flight #2192, Departing DFW 4:20PM. Arriving London Gatwick 7:20AM. Connecting flight from London Heathrow, British Airways flight #434 to Amsterdam Schipol arriving 1:45PM.
Return Flight Information July 30: British Air Flight #8110, Departing Amsterdam Schipol 7:00AM, arriving London Gatwick 7:10AM. Conntecting flight from London Gatwick, British Airways flight #2193 to Dallas/Fort Worth arriving 2:30PM.
You can also use the links on each of these sights to find out even more information!
In order to prepare for the nature of direct outreach in a postmodern culture, our team read the book "How Should We Live Then" by Colson & Pearcy. It's an excellent read for an introduction to worldviews, their effects and their results.
Some of the most influential books on the subject of postmodernism would be by Francis A. Schaeffer, including "The God Who Is There," "Escape From Reason," & "How Should We Then Live" (which obviously influenced Colson). If you're interested in some basic quotes on postmodernism, you can get them here:
2003: Brent McKinney, Rob Edwards, Deb Stevenson, Jess Semmelbeck, Liz Stevenson, Alicia Garcia, Jude Miniat, Christy Thrasher, Abby Lorenc, Cristina MacGilvra, Matt Eaton, Justin Bascue, Faith Oldenburg, Kayti Edwards, Kim Church.
2006: Brent McKinney, Steve Davis, Debbie Schmidt, Michelle Davis, Thomas Egbert, Schuyler Crabtree, Kayla Russell, Alex Ehrich, Keila Lorenc, Bailey Price, Olivia Schmidt, Maria MacGilvra, Alicia Garcia
First and foremost, this trip is 17 days long and for many team members it's the longest they've been away from home. We'd love to hear from you, so feel free to check back often and comment by clicking on the spaces beneath each entry!
Secondly, pray for the team members and those they'll come in contact with. This ministry is entirely relational...and each day we'll simply be waking up and trying to find someone to share the Gospel with. We'd truly appreciate your thoughts and prayers!
Finally, when this team left, we were short of our financial goals. If you're so inclined to donate, simply go to the church website and click on "contact us," send an e-mail saying you'd like to contribute, and you'll be given the necessary instructions.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
After six months living here I was wondering what it would be like to come back again. You see Holland is a country where new buildings are unheard of and the weather is as predictable as all the PiMs being gone around Americans. So in this country of predictability..I am never ceased in being amazed at how God functions in the heart of the Dutch.
I didn't really think it merited blog effort the first day but as we were biking back from Broek op Langedijk a guy biked up to me and starting speaking in Dutch about Arizona State University(it is the school i go to and i was wearing my asu appearel that day.) Well, this guy named Tim..was intrigued that i was an American who could speak Dutch and he came out searching for me today. It turns out he lived in Mesa, AZ last year (like 5 min from campus) and so we had a lot to talk about. He also remembers Bascue and Rob from playing basketball 3 years ago and so that's why he came searching at the scouting building for me. It is so funny how God works...well..perhaps funny isn't the right word but you all get my drift. Anyways...he loves ultimate and is planning on hanging out with us more before we leave. He left before i could get any contact info so pray he comes back around. We talked about this church in Phoenix called Crossroads my friend Terry once led me to. I wasn't a fan of it and neither was he...it was just so cool we had something to relate to. I am never ceased to be amazed. I really hope we can finish our conversation on his feelings of religion. Pray for God to soften Tim's heart! and also for Jacob still...he is coming with us to the lake tomorrow and perhaps with youth contact to play pool. Be encouraged! Psalm 67.
-alicia
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